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2022 Trends to Watch: Optical Networks

Pluggables in switch routing platforms are on a trajectory for a mass volume market. Download the report to learn more.

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Senza-Fili Consulting: 5G in Europe: More than a ...

5G is more than a new access technology. Unlike previous mobile generations which were defined by the air interface, 5G will chan ...

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How Agencies Are Modernizing Networks for Mission ...

Government employees everywhere have transitioned to remote work environments. The networks on which they rely must be able to ad ...

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ACG Research: The Business Case for Adaptive IP

This ACG Research paper presents key requirements of next-generation IP networks and explains how the Ciena Adaptive IP solution ...

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Laying the 5G Foundation with an Evolved Mobile T ...

Mobile Network Operators are embarking on a phased deployment of 5G. This paper discusses how to build the foundation, what it mu ...

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Carrier-Grade Ethernet as a Foundation of Assured ...

Ciena a network strategy and technology company - Network Solutions for Optical Transport and Switching, Carrier Ethernet, Data a ...

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The Coherent Routing Engine: Coordinated Multi-la ...

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Packets for All

For decades, TDM was the backbone for global bandwidth, transporting voice, data, and video. In 2012, global bandwidth was transf ...

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Ciena's Adaptive IP

Ciena has introduced Adaptive IP, an innovative solution that offers the essential IP capabilities required to support new applic ...

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ACG Segment Routing Survey

Enterprises and service providers are undergoing a profound disruption to adapt to the new norm of a hybrid work at home strategy.

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Evolution of Network Design

Networking designs have had to are shifting to add complexity and operational pressures.

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Network as a Sensor

Ciena works in partnership with agencies to define network requirements and tailor a network-as-a-sensor solution to each unique ...

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Defending the Smart City

With all the hype around ‘Smart’ Cities, you would think they are ubiquitous. With their many potential threats to the network ut ...

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Small Cell Technology, Big Business Opportunity

Small cells allow the mobile network to improve in both coverage and capacity, which facilitates web-scale architectures even fur ...

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Gaming at the Cloud Edge

Today's gamers are tied to a single platform, physical hardware, and long software download times. But gamers are demanding more ...

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The Converged Interconnect Network

Ciena’s Fiber Deep Solution for the Converged Interconnect Network enables architectural and service convergence over a common CI ...

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Coherent Optics: 100G, 400G, & Beyond

This white paper provides the industry’s most in-depth look at the current state and future trajectory of coherent optical transm ...

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Verizon, Ciena and Network Modernization

With Ciena, Verizon was able to build a parallel network — minimizing disruptions and reducing risk to end users — that was less ...

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The Impact of OTT Services on the Mobile Backhaul ...

Many mobile operators have deployed a traditional IPoDWDM architecture for mobile backhaul, which was sufficient when network tra ...

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Cable's Fiber Outlook Survey Report

In this report, we present the responses to that comprehensive survey, look at what cable’s fiber-feeding frenzy is fueling and e ...

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Satellite Communications Market Growth

Ciena's Blue Planet software helps teleport operators overcome the myriad technical and business challenges they currently and co ...

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Creating Intelligent Hybrid Operations

This paper will explore the ongoing changes in operational models, what the new operations model could look like, and the role of ...

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Improving the Enterprise Network

This paper explores the value proposition of Carrier Ethernet, as expressed by carriers, as it applies to government and enterpri ...

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5G Network Strategies Operator Survey 2023

Over three-quarters of operators surveyed expect at least 25 percent of their macro cell sites to contain at least some fronthaul ...

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